Katherine Bernhardt: Why is a mushroom growing in my shower? (Special Edition)
Text by Suzanne Hudson
Forthcoming June 2024
This special edition featuring a slipcase and a signed, numbered bookplate designed by the artist is available in a limited run of 250 copies.
Dazzling and playful, Katherine Bernhardt’s paintings highlight her fascination with American pop vernacular, from Pokémon and the Pink Panther to Crocs and psilocybin mushrooms.
“Bernhardt has always been impressive for her ability to combine the immediate, seductive properties of paint with the infectious humor of topical pop culture.” —Hyperallergic
Bernhardt’s boundless visual appetite has established her as one of the most exciting painters working today. Thinking about the relationship between art, objects, and commerce, Bernhardt spotlights iconic motifs of cartoons and cultural symbols. Colors and lines bleed and pool together, revealing Bernhardt’s brisk and improvisational process. Monumental in size, subject matter, and vibrancy, her works demand attention.
Expanding on the exhibition at David Zwirner, London, in 2022, this catalogue includes additional paintings and works on paper in which Bernhardt develops her ongoing body of work. With many details of paintings, this significant publication gives the artist’s work ample space to play. Suzanne Hudson’s essay considers Bernhardt’s work from an art-historical perspective and explores the artist’s work and life.
Publisher: David Zwirner Books
Artists: Katherine Bernhardt
Contributors: Suzanne Hudson
Designer: Beverly Joel, pulp, ink.
Printer: Verona Libri, Verona
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Hardcover, in slipcase
Dimensions: 10.75 × 14.25 in | 27.3 × 36.2 cm
Pages: 128
Reproductions: 82 illustrations
ISBN: 9781644231289
Retail: $250 | $330 CAN | £195
Status: Not Yet Published
Katherine Bernhardt
Katherine Bernhardt (b. 1975) was born in St. Louis, Missouri and received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1998 and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York, in 2000.
Suzanne Hudson
Suzanne Hudson is professor of art history and fine arts at the University of Southern California.